Spain wants jobless, immigrants to cover farm shortfall
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MADRID (Reuters) - Spain moved on Tuesday to tackle a shortfall of farm workers due to the coronavirus crisis by authorizing the temporary hiring of tens of thousands of immigrants or jobless people.Border restrictions and lockdowns have forced many foreign workers to stay at home during the peak food-harvesting season in Spain, which has the second highest death toll in the world from the COVID-19 disease.But to unblock the production chain and prevent food shortages, the government said it..